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Sons of the Blood PT.1 by Kenneth Griffith 1971

Actor and film-maker Kenneth Griffith's documentary on the last surviving participants of the Anglo Boer War. In it he interviews veterans from both sides of the fighting. This remarkable film is a testament to Griffith's unflinching desire to unearth the truth. ~below are remarks that he made in a BBC memorandum at the time: "Personally i cannot escape the importance of this material. It is now irreplaceable. I think it is the most important opportunity of my life. I managed, by the skin of my teeth, to get the story of our empire inscribed on film by the men who did the killing. And whatever we may think of that empire today, the truth is that our house is built on the rubble of it and the world is still rocking from the effects of it. I find it surprising that so few people- even in Britain- seem unaware of this fact. We British are responsible for monumental crimes and often major moral contributions which are still bristling dangerously all around our globe....and few have begun to swallow our significance, leave alone digest it. And the awful lessons to be learnt for today and tomorrow. If the above is true. i believe that our only hope of even hearing that extraordinary heart really beat is by listening very carefully to these old warriors. We must give them 'a full' hearing for so many reasons". Directed by David Gerrard. A rare film